Project Based Learning @ KV Pattom

Project Based Learning

Lesson 2

2.1. Essential Question
Put in writing the question that will engage the students

When your bus negotiates a curve, you tend to be thrown away. Why?

2.2 Grouping Strategy
Describe the criteria that will be used to form students team and how this maps to the goals of the project

Class IX A students are grouped into ones with 5 members in each. They are

allowed to interact each other and bring out their suggestions and ideas.

2.3 Learning Environment

Describe the learning environment for the project including any classroom adaptation that will be required.

Different situations in everyday life where the effect of centripetal force is

experienced is put forward and students make a study on them with the acquired

2.4 Assessment Approach

2.41 Authentic Assessment:
1. Surveying situations given from everyday life where the effect of force is experienced

2. Sessions on ‘effect’ of force on vehicles will be performed.

2.42 Formative Assessment:

Systematic feedback from students will be collected.

2.43 Summative Assessment:

Assessment will be done using questionnaire.

2.44 RUBRICS

Combination of grades will be taken and cumulative assessment is done.

DESCRIPTORS	SCORE
OBSERVATION AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS	2
INTERPRETATION OF COLLECTED FACTS	2
APPLYING THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE IN EVERYDAY LIFE SITUATIONS	2
RELETING THE FINDINGS WITH THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE	2
EXPRESSING IN DEPTH KNOWLEDGE DURING VIVA, ASSESSMENT TEST ETC	2
TOTAL	10